Among the items that Jeremy Shockey revealed this week was that he and receiver Amani Toomer have spoken about their shared frustration at their slow indoctrination to the new Giants offense. Yesterday, Toomer admitted as much.

“It’s gonna take a little while because of the new system,” Toomer said. “Something we have to be patient with and just believe it will happen.”

In the first two games, Toomer has a respectable 10 catches but for only 95 yards, no touchdowns and no reception of more than 18 yards. As the most prolific receiver in franchise history, Toomer averaged 16.8 yards per catch last season. Like Shockey, Toomer is getting the ball with little room to do anything with it.

“It’s not as natural now as it has been in the past,” Toomer said. “We’re both trying to work through it. We’re not blaming anybody.”

Tom Coughlin did not appear overly agitated or interested in Shockey’s comments about his frustration in adapting to a new role that includes more blocking and motion. He did, however, make sure to speak directly with Shockey Wednesday when he caught wind of the gist of the comments his tight end made.

“His quote to me was he’s not complaining,” Coughlin said. “He’s a little bit frustrated; I can see that. I called him aside to talk to him about it. That’s all there is to it.”

As for Shockey returning to the electrifying form that he’s flashed the past two seasons, Coughlin said “There’s no question in my mind that he can be the dynamic player that he was.”

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After the 20-14 victory over the Redskins – his first triumph as Giants head coach – Coughlin was presented the game ball by Michael Strahan, a player who at times has balked at some of Coughlin’s new rules and regulations and was fined not long ago for not arriving to a meeting early enough.

“Michael has outstanding leadership skills, there’s no question about that,” Coughlin said. “He chose the moment and I was very appreciative.”

As for what the ball meant to him, Coughlin said, “It was a very sincere moment for me and a very humble moment at the same time.”